Most causes of action involving civil suits, such as personal injury claims, are torts. Negligence, Proximate Cause and Standard of Care.Among the diverse landscape of tortious acts, a prominent category emerges in the healthcare realm: medical malpractice. The law regarding medical malpractice is fairly complicated in the state of Utah. (1) Parasitic ('pain and suffering'): claims for pain and suffering that come along with a physical injury claim. However, there are a few torts that are litigated very frequently. These torts are negligence, fraud, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and battery. Intentional torts, where someone intentionally committed a wrong and caused an injury to someone else. Our lawyers understand the challenges of winning medical negligence lawsuits and what it takes to recover damages on behalf of victims and their families. Either option will take you directly to the section you wish to review.